The motor is a 1984 B reg one ten county station wagon as built in factory with defender type front end and wind down windows but lift up handles (for those that are already confused so am i) . It has a 4 speed box (no overdrive) with an air operated diff locker via a pull button behind the gearstick and the high/low ratio is selected via a shot stick by my left heal next to the handbrake, i assume this to be an LT95 and im also assuming the transfer box is an LT230 1:4 ratio.
Please feel free to correct me on any of the above or where to find the id tags to find out.
Now stick with me on the next bit im gonna explain it the long way round (we will break for tea and biscuits half way through)
The engine is a 2.8 isuzu turbo diesel (i think its of the direct injection variety and dosent even have the glow plugs wired up with even the cold mornings it starts in half a turn) just im not really a fan of running different manufacturers engines in different vehicles and you seem to need to thrash it through the gears to get anywhere, which i think is due to the 4 spd gearbox and the 265 75 16s BF MUD TERRAINS.
I have been given a discovery rolling chassis with running gear they have cut all body off from A pillars back but left a seat and she runns sweet but is stuck in locked diff (only after body ripped off and wiring mashed) i fear this maybe due to some wiring touching or the wrong wires being cut i have run it off road and its fine no knocks whines etc
NOW THE DILEMA,
i want a 5 speed box in my 110 so can i,
1 use the one from the disco?
2 why dosent anyone use the disco item?
3 is it because the gearstick sits too far forward?
4 if not then which gearbox and shall i keep my transferbox? bear in mind i have a conversion plate/belhousing from the 4 spd to the isuzu engine
OR
1 would you just use the 200tdi engine and get a defender LT77 and drop the lot in?
2 and finally would i then also need a flywheel housing? if so from which models can this be found and how to be identified?
hows that for a first post? many thanks to all replys in advance and no im not a free loader im awaiting the account details for the s/o setup. hope to see you all off the road soon, wayne and tegan.